Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oilskins

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: oil-skins
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A waterproof garment, made from oilskin, used especially at sea.

Example Sentences

"The place had the empty and musty feel and smell usual to a dwelling no longer inhabited. Everywhere was a thick litter of discarded and ragged garments, old sea-boots, leaky oilskins -- all the worthless forecastle dunnage of a long voyage."

Synonyms

oilies

Questions

What does oilskins mean?: A waterproof garment, made from oilskin, used especially at sea.

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